Syndet Shampoo Bar Recipe

A Syndet Bar (also known as a Solid Shampoo Bar) is a blend of ingredients that gives you a shampoo in dry form. It has surfactants that will pull the dirt and grease from your hair and cleans it.

If you want to learn how to make a shampoo bar like Lush? You have come to the right place. Syndet bars have gained popularity because you do not need any plastic packaging and they are easy to travel with.

Prep Time7

Cook Time15

Total Time22

Servings: 6 ounces

Cost: $5

Equipment

Scale

Ingredients

2.91 ounce | 48.5% Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
1.86 ounce | 31% Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
0.54 ounce | 9% Cocamidopropyl Betaine
0.21 ounce | 3.5% Sodium Lactate
0.12 ounce | 2% Cocoa Butter
0.12 ounce | 2% Cetyl Alcohol
0.03 ounce | 0.5% Germall Plus
0.12 ounce | 2% Fragrance Oil
0.09 ounce | 1.5% Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

Instructions

Mix the Cetyl Alcohol and Cocoa Butter in a heat safe container. Heat on a double boiler until it is completely melted.
Put all of your surfactants into a mixing container.
After you remove from the heat add the melted butter mixture in with your surfactants. Mix very slowly.
Add sodium lactate and mix well. You may need to heat the mixture to get it to mix.
Lower the Ph.
Add the colorant, preservative, fragrance and Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein and mix.
Place the mixture into your silicone mold. Be sure to press down to really pack it in.
Unmold and enjoy!